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With that attitude, maybe you can volunteer to be the one they leave a dent in. I'd rather not be a victim of progress, especially not if the progress is in the

With that attitude, maybe you can volunteer to be the one they leave a dent in. I'd rather not be a victim of progress, especially not if the progress is in the incredibly vapid terms of a speed record on federal roads.

MrBuddyCasino 7y ago
Those speeds work just fine here in Germany, 120mph isn't even that fast. Some social conventions like drive in the right lane if you go slow and only overtake on the left lane is all it takes. Our number of deadly car accidents per capita are one of the lowest world-wide: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-related_death_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-r... Granted, they were probably driving on roads where it really was risky, but I'm always amazed the American speed limits are as low as they are, especially since there are so many long stretches of straight highway.
- sgfdsagfsagf 7y ago
  American's won't understand you. I mean, even I can't fathom regular people doing 120 mph on freeways and I realize how silly our speed limits are. You want to cut road mortalities? Get all the cops off the interstate and issuing tickets to texters and ppl speeding inside the cities.
  - ollie87 7y ago
    As someone from the UK who's driven a lot in the US, to cut road deaths you guys should just make your driving test more standardised across states and also much more difficult to pass.
- saiya-jin 7y ago
  Yeah but there are mostly germans driving there. Nations are not equal when it comes to rationality, temper, ego etc. One proof - Swiss have often direct votes on important matters, and country runs like... swiss clock. Give British, often considered reasonable folks, a public vote on an important matter, and we have Brexit.
- close04 7y ago
  Not the whole story. Some drivers sometimes speed like crazy, mostly on the parts of the Autobahn that have 4 lanes, and it's for relatively short distances. Every once in a while, around on/off ramps, the speed is limited and traffic usually doesn't allow speeding. But driving with an average speed of 165Km/h takes a huge toll on concentration. You have to expend a lot of mental and physical effort to be constantly vigilant at those speeds for hours on end, something the regular Autobahn driver doesn't have to do because they can just slow down a bit and move one lane to the right.
  - MrBuddyCasino 7y ago
    Thats the point tho! Nobody does this. People usually self-regulate quite well.
    - PhasmaFelis 7y ago
      > Thats the point tho! Nobody does this. Did you forget what article you were commenting on?

MrBuddyCasino 7y ago

Those speeds work just fine here in Germany, 120mph isn't even that fast. Some social conventions like drive in the right lane if you go slow and only overtake on the left lane is all it takes. Our number of deadly car accidents per capita are one of the lowest world-wide: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-related_death_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-r... Granted, they were probably driving on roads where it really was risky, but I'm always amazed the American speed limits are as low as they are, especially since there are so many long stretches of straight highway.

sgfdsagfsagf 7y ago
American's won't understand you. I mean, even I can't fathom regular people doing 120 mph on freeways and I realize how silly our speed limits are. You want to cut road mortalities? Get all the cops off the interstate and issuing tickets to texters and ppl speeding inside the cities.
- ollie87 7y ago
  As someone from the UK who's driven a lot in the US, to cut road deaths you guys should just make your driving test more standardised across states and also much more difficult to pass.
saiya-jin 7y ago
Yeah but there are mostly germans driving there. Nations are not equal when it comes to rationality, temper, ego etc. One proof - Swiss have often direct votes on important matters, and country runs like... swiss clock. Give British, often considered reasonable folks, a public vote on an important matter, and we have Brexit.
close04 7y ago
Not the whole story. Some drivers sometimes speed like crazy, mostly on the parts of the Autobahn that have 4 lanes, and it's for relatively short distances. Every once in a while, around on/off ramps, the speed is limited and traffic usually doesn't allow speeding. But driving with an average speed of 165Km/h takes a huge toll on concentration. You have to expend a lot of mental and physical effort to be constantly vigilant at those speeds for hours on end, something the regular Autobahn driver doesn't have to do because they can just slow down a bit and move one lane to the right.
- MrBuddyCasino 7y ago
  Thats the point tho! Nobody does this. People usually self-regulate quite well.
  - PhasmaFelis 7y ago
    > Thats the point tho! Nobody does this. Did you forget what article you were commenting on?